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The ref API did not handle cases where 'refs/heads/xyzzy/frotz' is removed at the same time as 'refs/heads/xyzzy' is added (or vice versa) very well. * mh/ref-directory-file: reflog_expire(): integrate lock_ref_sha1_basic() errors into ours ref_transaction_commit(): delete extra "the" from error message ref_transaction_commit(): provide better error messages rename_ref(): integrate lock_ref_sha1_basic() errors into ours lock_ref_sha1_basic(): improve diagnostics for ref D/F conflicts lock_ref_sha1_basic(): report errors via a "struct strbuf *err" verify_refname_available(): report errors via a "struct strbuf *err" verify_refname_available(): rename function refs: check for D/F conflicts among refs created in a transaction ref_transaction_commit(): use a string_list for detecting duplicates is_refname_available(): use dirname in first loop struct nonmatching_ref_data: store a refname instead of a ref_entry report_refname_conflict(): inline function entry_matches(): inline function is_refname_available(): convert local variable "dirname" to strbuf is_refname_available(): avoid shadowing "dir" variable is_refname_available(): revamp the comments t1404: new tests of ref D/F conflicts within transactions
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Git - the stupid content tracker
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- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
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